The organization “Helping Hands” out of West Terre Haute visited West Vigo High School.

Officials of the group handed out 33 scholarships.

The scholarships were worth $500 each to the student’s school of choice.

That totaled over $16,000.

Officials at West Vigo say students and staff are very happy with the donations.

“It made me feel good because I think it does show the example of how important charity and charitable giving is to our students. And for that example to be out there I think is more important than the money,” West Vigo High School Principal Tom Balitewicz said.